SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mentor Capital, Inc. (OTCQB: MNTR) met with Congressman Dana Rohrabacher
of Newport Beach at his reception by the Cannabis Host Committee in San
Diego, March 6th, 2017. Mentor CEO Chet Billingsley,
nicknamed “The Doc” by the Congressman, outlined in discussion how 20%
of the opiate crises and 6,000 annual deaths could be avoided by the
projected 20% substitution to legal cannabis from other illegal drugs
that would follow a national marijuana legalization. Too much cannabis
puts the user to sleep, but too much opiate, heroin or even alcohol can
“relax” breathing to zero and overdose death. An additional 6,000 lives
are saved by an observed 7% shift from alcohol.

Congressman Rohrabacher spoke to the exclusive group of major cannabis
leaders on freedom as a cornerstone American value that is violated
whenever a peaceful cannabis user is dragged off to be caged. He
jokingly held a Moscow Mule drink in hand and asked how even in this
time of Russian hysteria how could this rowdy alcohol be accepted and
mellowing cannabis not be. The Congressman also railed against the
practice of asset forfeiture being applied against legal cannabis firms
without trial or even charges being levied. Reporting on his own
Washington, DC cannabis prognosis, he felt that the campaign promise by
now President Trump that cannabis use should be governed by the choices
of each state, would prevail.

Following the political overview by Congressman Rohrabacher, the
founders of the larger cannabis companies met with CEO Billingsley to
explore how Mentor may provide public market liquidity and funding for
their long-established medical marijuana and adult use cannabis
enterprises.

About Mentor Capital: The Company seeks to come alongside and
assist private medical marijuana and cannabis companies and their
founders in meeting their liquidity and financial objectives, to add
protection for investors and to help incubate private cannabis
companies. Additional important information for investors is presented
at: www.MentorCapital.com.

This press release is neither an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of
offers to purchase, securities.

Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities
laws, including statements concerning financial projections, financing
activities, corporate combinations, product development activities and
sales and licensing activities.Such forward-looking statements
are not guarantees of future results or performance, are sometimes
identified by words of condition such as “should,” “could,” “expects,”
“may,” “intends,” “seeks,” “looks,” “moves,” or “plans” and are subject
to a number of risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those intended or
anticipated. Such risks include, without limitation: nonperformance of
investments, partner and portfolio difficulties, potential delays in
marketing and sales, problems securing the necessary financing to
continue operations, problems involving continued illegality of cannabis
products, potential of competitive products, services, and technologies,
difficulties experienced in product development, in recruiting
knowledgeable personnel, in collecting judgments and in protecting
intellectual property. Further information concerning these and other
risks is included in the Company’s Form 10-K and 10-Q filings which,
along with other very important information about the Company, can be
found here: